Podcast Beyond: Is Your PS4 Controller Messed Up?

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One Beyonder writes in saying his DualShock 4 is falling apart -- and that it's a wide-spread problem. The Internet's No. 1 PlayStation podcast tackles the issue, and then Greg, Colin, and Marty wade through a week's worth of news while answering your questions.

After we finished recording the show, PlayStation gave IGN the following response to the broken PS4 thumbsticks:

"A very small number of users have reported to us that the rubber surface of their Wireless Controller (DUALSHOCK 4)'s analog sticks have torn. Although the rubber material of the analog sticks fulfills our quality assurance standard, we will inspect individual DUALSHOCK 4 controllers experiencing this symptom, and will replace them with new ones for free as long as they are within the warranty."